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The Sabaragamuwa Province (Sinhala: සබරගමුව පළාත Sabaragamuwa Paḷāta, Tamil: சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் Sabaragamuwa Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils.[5][6] The Sabaragamuwa Province contains two districts: Ratnapura and Kegalle. It is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, namely the Sabara, an indic term for hunter-gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa University is in Belihuloya.

Sabaragamuwa Province සබරගමුව පළාත சப்ரகமுவ மாகாணம்
Province
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Location within Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6°40′N 80°24′E
Country	Sri Lanka
Created	1889
Admitted	14 November 1987
Capital	Ratnapura
Largest city	Ratnapura
Districts	List Kegalle Ratnapura
Government
• Type	Provincial council
• Body	Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council
• Governor	Tikiri Kobbekaduwa
Area
• Total	4,968 km2 (1,918 sq mi)
• Rank	8th (7.46% of total area)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	1,918,880
• Rank	5th (9.63% of total pop.)
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2012 census)[1]
• Sinhalese	1,666,180 (86.4%)
• Indian Tamil	105,872 (5.49%)
• Sri Lankan Moors	82,343 (4.27%)
• Sri Lankan Tamil	72,298 (3.75%)
• Other	1,962 (0.09%)
Religion (2012 census)[2]
• Buddhist	1,653,381 (85.73%)
• Hindu	156,312 (8.1%)
• Muslim	85,610 (4.44%)
• Christian	33,219 (1.72%)
• Other/None	133 (0.006%)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code	LK-9
Vehicle registration	SG
Official Languages	Sinhala, Tamil
Flower	Vesak flower (Dendrobium Maccarthiae)
Literacy (2012)	94.8% [3]
Computer literacy (2020)	32% [4]
Website	www.sg.gov.lk

Districts

Sabaragamuwa is divided into 2 districts:

• Kegalle District 1,693 km² (654 sq mi)
• Ratnapura District 3,275 km² (1,264 sq mi)

Municipal Council

• Ratnapura

Urban Council

• Balangoda
• Embilipitiya
• Kegalle

Other Towns

• Bulathkohupitiya
• Belihuloya
• Eheliyagoda
• Kalawana
• Kuruwita
• Mawanella
• Aranayaka
• Rakwana
• Imbulpe
• Deraniyagala
• Ambepussa
• Rambukkana
• Kitulgala
• Panamure
• Godakawela

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Sinhalese are the majority of Sabaragamuwa province which makes 86.4% of the province. Sinhalese who makes the majority of the Sabaragamuwa province as well as the majority of the country speak Sinhala language which is an Indo-Aryan language.

Indian Tamils is 5.49% of the province. Indian Tamils were brought to Sri Lanka by Britishers as workers in tea plantations and rubber plantations.

Moors make 4.27% of the province. The origins of the Moors refer to Arab traders who landed on the island in the 8th-9th centuries.Also many Moors can speak Sinhala language as their mother tongue. Moors speak Tamil language as their second language.

Sri Lankan Tamils are 3.75% of the Sabaragamuwa province. Sri Lankan Tamils speak Tamil language which is their mother tongue.

Religion

Buddhism is 85.7% in Sabaragamuwa province. Buddhism is followed by majority Sinhalese. Also a small Tamil population follow Buddhism. Hinduism is 8.1% in Sabaragamuwa province. Indian Tamils and Sri Lankan Tamils follow Hinduism. Islam is 4.43% which is followed by Moors. And Christianity make 1.72% of the province.[9]

Buddhism in Sabaragamuwa Province 1981-2012[10][11]

Religion	Census 1981[12]		Census 2001[13]		Census 2012[14]
	Population	%	Population	%	Population	%
Buddhism	1,259,396	84.98%	1,547,769	85.77%	1,653,381	85.73%
Hinduism	146,010	9.86%	148,400	8.2%	156,312	8.1%
Islam	51,248	3.46%	73,576	4%	85,610	4.44%
Christianity	24,892	1.67%	30,994	2%	33,219	1.72%
Others/None	485	0.03%	592	0.03%	133	0.006%
Total	1,482,031	100%	1,801,331	100%	1,928,655	100%

See also

• Provinces of Sri Lanka
• Districts of Sri Lanka

References

External links

• Cities in Sabaragamuwa province
• Postal codes of Sabaragamuwa province

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[ru] Сабарагамува

Сабарага́мува (синг. සබරගමුව පළාත Sabaragamuwa Palata, там. சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் Sabaragamuwa Maakaanam) — провинция Шри-Ланки. Названа в честь сабаров, прежних местных жителей, относящихся этнически к Индии.

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